Slavery in Antebellum South Carolina

Number of enslaved Africans grew drastically Lived in log houses called “quarters” Were issued clothes twice a year and one pair of shoes a year Food was issued once a week Consisted of corn, molasses, and occasionally meat Some slaves were allowed to have gardens and to hunt and fish

What they did House servants worked directly for the planter’s family as cooks, maids, and butlers Yard servants were skilled workers such as carpenters and blacksmiths

Field Hands worked in the fields under the supervision of a white overseer classified once a year by the amount of work they could do very young and very old were called quarter hands boys, girls, and mothers with young children were called half hands full hands did a full day’s work

Gang System usually worked on cotton plantations slaves did field work from sun up to sun down

Task System used by rice plantations each slave was given a daily task when the task was done, the hand could work the rest of the day in his garden or fish

Discipline system of rewards and punishments rewards consisted of cash or gifts slaves who resisted were whipped, imprisoned, or given more work

Slaves on small plantations life was informal owners and slaves often worked side by side some owners allowed their slaves to hire themselves to a businessman